Polynesia

2. Hawaiian equivalent of the Grammy Awards
5. People who were able to navigate by the stars at night.
8. a type of ceremonial performance art in Maori culture used to welcome distinguished guests, acknowledge great achievements and for other special occasions.
9. Before white colonization most islands were ________.
10. Polynesians share a strong tradition of ________ using the stars to navigate.
11. The Polynesian triangle is made up of over one _______ islands.
12. Israel Kamakawiwo'ole wrote a medley of Somewhere Over the Rainbow and What a ______ World that spent over 185 Weeks at the top of the charts.
15. Highly decorated weapons were thought to hold "_________" or good magic.
17. popular instruments in Polynesia today include _______ guitar, ukulele, nose flute and drums.
21. a set of 5 drums used in Polynesia.

1. means "many islands"
3. A popular traditional dance of the Cook Islands that was part of a sacred Maori ritual.
4. ______ Pe'a is known in the contiguous US for translating Popular music into Hawaiian.
6. The Polynesian Triangle is an area of the ________ ocean.
7. Raiatea Helm is a Hawaiian vocalist famous for her Leo Ki'ek'e ( Hawaiian __________)
13. the Tongan Nose Flute is also called the _________.
14. were highly decorated to show status and for various other reasons.
16. a musical genre that combines island music, disco, and country elements
18. Their people are believed to have migrated from _______.
19. ukulele have _________ strings, NOT metal.
20. a steel guitar is any guitar played while moving a steel ________ against plucked strings.